A/N Okay so I know I have to update AAF-NB, but after seeing Furious 7 I was inspired. The chapters are kind of fast paced over the span of over two years in these first six chapter.

Prologue

The crowd cheered as the racers flashed by. All of the drivers were highly respected and it was shaping up to be a great race. Me and my best friend Letty were right in the front making fools of our selves while the guys laughed.

I'm Beaut by the way, or Beauty as my mother put on my birth certificate. Lets not get in to that. I'm fourteen and I live in L.A. Anyways we are at the track today because my uncle Richard was racing. He's not my real uncle of course, my dad and him are best friends and we've lived on the same street all of my life.

" Don't get too close Beaut. We don't want you to faint from the fumes. " My dad joked making everyone laugh.

Everyone including Dominic. " Yeah I don't want to have to carry you again. " He said. Which caused another round of laughter.

God I fainted one time and have never heard the end of it. " Whatever. " I mutter. A girl can never get a break around here.

Letty nudged me in the side. " Don't listen to them I'd carry you on my back like a monkey. " She joked making me smile.

BFF! This girl always has my back. " Thanks Let. "

We all turned our attention back to the race to see that uncle Richard was in the lead with Kenny Linder coming up behind him fast. It was the final turn for the win. In a split second Linders car clipped Uncle Richards car sending him flying into the wall.

Everything happened so fast after that. I could hear Dom screaming over and over but I couldn't see him. All I could see was the destruction. My dad put a hand on my shoulder and pulled me and Letty away.

" Go back to the car and wait for me. " He yelled over the crowd. I was still in shock all I could do was watch. " Vince! Get the girls home I'll take care of Dom. "

Vince had to drag me awayby my arm with Letty right behind. The ride home was silent. I felt numb. Uncle Richard had to be okay right? He was going really fast but he just had to be okay. He's all Dom and Mia have.

The funeral was hard on everyone. Dom was seventeen and was suddenly the man of the house. He had to keep the garage open and take care of Mia. She was a year younger than me and Letty and I personally find her to be kind of annoying sometimes. We really don't have much in common.

After the service everyone came back to the Toretto house where all the food me and my mom had cooked the night before would be served. Everyone pulled Dom and Mia in for hugs and kept telling them that their dad was a good man and that they would be fine.

It had to be getting old. I sent Dom a sympothetic look. He looked so down. Angry almost. That was a very bad day. But not as bad as what happened a few days later...

Dom had caught up with Linder and went apeshit on him with a torque wrench. He was tried as an adult and got sentenced to four years in Lompoc with the possibility of early parole. My parents were Mias only other gaurdians so she moved in with us.

About a month later Vince was sent to juvi for stealing a car. He got sentenced to a year and a half. It was just another blow to our family.

Chapter one

When school came around Me and Letty kept close tabs on her. I might not be her best friend, but I look out for my family. And that's just what Letty and Mia were. She threw herself into her studies and got amazing grades. We would try to get her take study breaks and go out with us but she never wanted to.

After six months I was sick of it so I decided to do something about it. Stoming into her room I grabbed the book she was reading.

" Hey give that back! " She yelled.

I shook my head. " No. Tonight we are going out so get dressed. I'm not taking no for an answer. You have fifteen minutes. " I said leaving her room.

I was serious. Me and Letty got invited to a party held by a street racer that went to our school. It was a senior party and they were lucky to even be invited. Letty walked in the back door dressed in leather pants and a fishnet shirt. So her style. I on the other hand was wearing skin tight jeans and a halter. If my father came home early he would flip.

" Come on Mia! " I yelled up the stairs.

She came down three minutes later grumbling the whole way. At least she had changed into a nice black dress. " Do I really have to do this? " She asked.

" Yes chick you do. Some time away from your thoughts will do you some good. Lets party! " Letty said excitedly trying to pump Mia up.

" Whatever. " She groaned and they left

The party was a blast. We even got Mia to laugh a few times. Which was more than she had in the past six months. We'd see parts of who she used to be break through once in a while. By the time Dom had been away for a year she had really come around. She still missed her dad and Dom, but she smiled more and got the spark back in her eyes.

My dad had a lot to do with it. Uncle Richard and he were so alike in a lot of ways. He made sure she was okay every day and even made dad jokes. She would laugh even at the corniest ones.

Dom would call the house at least once a month and letter arrived weekly for her. He never sent letter to anyone else, just his little sister. I could respect it, but sometimes I'd like to get a letter or call so I can know for myself that he's okay.

A few months before Dom was supposed to come hom my mom was diagnosed with agressive pancreatic cancer. The big C. My world crashed and I knew that this was what it must have been like for Mia and Dom. I didn't attend her funeral. It was too painful.

There I was almost sixteen and had just lost my mom. I went to this little beach that most people don't know about and sat there all night. I knew my dad and Letty were out looking for me. I just didn't want to talk to anyone. Let them know how bad I was really feeling. Everywhere I went I saw old memories of me and my mom. Going to church, the beach, shopping... It was too much to handle.

At least here it was silent. No people coming up to me and saying how sorry they were for my loss. I must have looked like Dom did at the house after uncle Richards funeral. I didn't get home until long after the sun had set.

" Beaut get up we're gonna be late! " Mia yelled from the hallway.

I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes. We had to get up at five A.M. to skip the traffic and get to Lompoc on time. Today was the day that Dom was coming home. Letty wanted to come with us, but her mom dragged her to Fresno to see a sick aunt.

So here we were at eight thirty sharp sitting outside of the huge metal gates with barbed wire on the top. This is where Dom had spent the last two years. It must have been horrible for him. Going in at seventeen and getting out at nineteen.

Ten minutes later the gate slid open and two guards escorted him out. He had really changed. When he went in he was kind of lanky and had a mess of curls on his head. Now he was very buff and his head was shaven clean. Wow. That's all I could say. I had never thought about Dom like that but he was really hot!

Heat made its way to my cheeks and I had to fan my face. No need to make a complete fool of myself. Mia got out of the car and launched herself into her older brothers arms. He hugged her back just as tight. Me and my dad waited to get out so they could have their moment.

Once they let go she motioned towards us and that was our cue. My dad shook Doms hand and they exchanged pleasantry's while I just stared. Dom finally noticed me and grinned.

" Well look at you. That's a big change from the tomboy I remember. " He said looking at my floral dress.

I rolled my eyes. " Yeah like you're one to talk about change. " I said lightly punching him in his rock hard abs. Again wow.

My dad clapped his hands together. " Well lets get going. I'm sure you're anxious to get away from this place. " He said heading back to the car.

Mia pulled him to the car and I grinned. We got back some of what we lost. It was a good day.

We all sat at the dining room table that night for a home cooked family meal. Grilled burgers and chicken of course. What else would we have? Dom was the first to reach for a hamburger bun and I laughed. He gave me a funny look and my dad cleared his throat.

" You reached for the food first Dom. You know what comes next. " My dad said smiling.

Dom laughed a little and grabbed mine and Mias hands. " God, thank you for bringing me home safe. And for the good food and family I will share it with. Amen. "

" Amen! Lets eat. " My dad said.

It looked like Dom wanted to ask something. " Where is Vince and Letty? "

Mia looked at her plate and my dad just kept on eating. I guess that meant that I had to tell him. " Letty is visiting her aunt. And Vince... Well he got picked up for stealing a car. He was supposed to be out months ago, but he kept getting into fights. If he's good he'll probably be out by summer. "

He blew hot air out of his nose. I hate being the bearer of bad news.

Later that night my dad turned in early leaving us on the couch watching some crappy western. Mia had fell asleep ten minutes in and I could feel fatigue fighting its way through me.

" I'm gonna get some sleep. We had to get up early and there's school tomorrow. " I said as I stood up and stretched.

Dom gazed at me through hooded eyes and nodded. He looked just as tired. I went to wake Mia up so we could go upstairs but Dom got up and picked her up before I could.

" Show me the way. " He said softly.

I showed him to her room and went to the linen closet and got him some blankets and a pillow and took them downstairs to the couch. I spread a blanket over the couch and put the pillow at one end and left the other blanket folded on top.

" Thanks. " Came his voice from the bottom of the stairs.

He had changed into a pair of hoop shorts and a white beater. My stomache fluttered uncontrolably. I've had crushes before, but never on older guys. He never appealed to me before he got locked up, but then again seventeen sounded ancient to compaired to me at age fourteen.

" Umm you're welcome. Dad said he'd get a bed for you sometime this week and then you can have some privacy in the basement. " I babbled and tried to slide past him.

" Wait. " He said grabbing my arm.

I turned and looked up at his deep brown eyes. Okay that's so not helping the butterflies. " What? " I manage without sounding like an idiot.

He grabbed my shoulders and sighed. " I'm sorry about your mom. "

The butterflies left and the pain came back. The excitement of the day took my mind off of things, but the loss was still there at the end of the day. " I miss her and uncle Richard every day. " I whispered and fled to my room.